'I'm sure you cannot have considered quite what it means to be shot.'

 'Well, no, I have not. But I do not think that you will really shoot me Lucas. It would not answer your purpose at all.'

 Oh! I would not kill you!' he agreed. 'Only put you in too much pain to resist.'

 'Nonsense! I would likely bleed to death then in your coach, then where would you be?'

 He seemed rather at a loss. 

 'Well, naturally I'd take you to a surgeon. I could say we were set upon by footpads.'

 'Yes. And I could say that we weren't.'

 'He won't believe you.'

 'He may not believe me at first, but he will check when he hears my name.'

 'Perhap...

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